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PORTFOLIOSTUDENT: MORENO MAGUIÑA,####### MARCELACYCLE: ADVANCE GRAMMAR 02SCHEDULE : 4:00 p. _ 5:30 p.ROOM: V 026TEACHER: LYNN BERNAOLAUNIT 8 KAYAKING: Kayaking is a fun activity that involves moving through water in a small water vessel with the aid of a double-bladed paddle. Example: One-woman rep...

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PORTFOLIO STUDENT: MORENO MAGUIÑA, MARCELA

CYCLE: ADVANCE GRAMMAR 02 SCHEDULE: 4:00 p.m. _ 5:30 p.m. ROOM: V026 TEACHER: LYNN BERNAOLA

VOCABULARY UNIT 8  KAYAKING: Kayaking is a fun activity that involves moving through water in a small water vessel with the aid of a double-bladed paddle.

Example: One-woman reports drowning while kayaking in Hawaii.  WIDE: Extending or fluctuating considerably between limits.

Example: A wide selection of products is available online.  WILLING: Done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance.

Example: All employees were willing to work overtime.  FULFILLING: Providing happiness or satisfaction.

Example: My job as a nurse is fulfilling because I help people.  COUNTERPART: One having the same function or characteristics as another.

Example: The email is the digital counterpart of the letter.  BONDED: Composed of two or more layers of the same or different fabrics held together by an adhesive.

Example: He was separated from his bonded partner at a shelter.  SOPHOMORE: A student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school.

Example: She is a sophomore in high school.

 NAÏVE: Deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.

Example: I am not so naive to believe everything I read online.  COMMUTE: To travel back and forth regularly.

Example: I commute to work by train.  UPSETTING: Mentally or emotionally troubling or disturbing causing feelings of worry or anxiety.

Example: It was very upsetting that he could get in that easily.

UNIT 9  WIDESPREAD: Existing or happening in many places and/or among many people.

Example: The use of social media is widespread.

 STRAIGHTFORWARD: Easy to understand or simple. Example: I expect a straightforward answer to my question.  PROCRASTINATION: To put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done.

Example: We need to avoid procrastination and finish the task.  ACCOUNTANT: Someone who keeps or examines the records of money received, paid, and owed by a company or person.

Example: The accountant showed his clients how to save money.  NUT: A small piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt.

Example: I have a box of bolts and nuts in the workshop.  RELUCTANT: Not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it.

Example: The boss was reluctant to delegate part of his responsibilities.

 ROYALTY: The people who belong to the family of a king and queen.

Example: Crowns are a symbol of royalty.  FOOLISH: Having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion.

Example: It would be foolish to give up your job when you do not have any other source of income.  TOWARD: In the direction of, or closer to someone or something.

Example: The horse and cart jogged down the rough track toward the farm.  OVEN: The part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food.

Example: She was so engrossed in the book that she forgot the cakes in the oven.

UNIT 10  ADVOCATE:One who defends or maintains a cause or proposal.

Example: The advocate will defend the victim during the trial.  DEVIATE: To do something different or to be different from what is usual or expected.

Example: He seldom deviates from his usual routine.  HENCE: For this reason.

Example: These screws are more robust and hence last longer.  OFFSET: To cancel or reduce the effect of (something): to create an equal balance between two things.

Example: Gains in one area offset losses in another.  BRIM: The top edge of a glass or a similar container.

Example: He filled the glass to the brim.  SUNBATHE: To sit or lie in the light of the sun especially to make your skin darker.

Example: She sunbathes every afternoon.  SHELTER: A place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance.

Example: This shelter houses abandoned animals.  CLARINET: A musical instrument that is shaped like a tube and that is played by blowing into the top of the tube through a special mouthpiece.

Example: Scholarships are available for everything from athletics to playing the clarinet.  DOUGHNUT: A piece of sweet fried dough that is often shaped like a ring.

Example: Selling doughnuts can be a quick way to earn money.  CRITERION:A standard on which a judgment or decision may be based.

Example: Academic ability is not the sole criterion for admission to the college.

UNIT 11  VANISH: To disappear entirely without a clear explanation.

Example: When I won the lottery, my money problems vanished.  GRIM: Unpleasant or shocking to see or think about.

Example: My mother did not lose hope despite the grim news.  HUNT: To chase and kill (wild animals) for food or pleasure.

Example: Cats like to hunt mice and birds.  ENDANGER: To cause (someone or something) to be in a dangerous place or situation.

Example: Environmental pollution endangers many species.  BLEAK: If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive.

Example: The castle in ruins was bleak but impressive  WHOOP: To shout enthusiastically or excitedly.

Example: The audience was whooping and clapping.  POACH: To hunt or fish illegally: to catch or kill an animal illegally.

Example: Elephants are often poached for their ivory tusks.  HUMPBACK: (of an animal) having a round raised part on its back.

Example: Humpback dolphins approach the mouths of creeks from deeper.  REEF: A line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships.

Example: It is surrounded by coral reefs, and is richly wooded.

 OVERWHELM: To cause someone to feel a sudden strong emotion. Example: I decided not to let the sad news overwhelm me.  CRANE: A big machine with a long arm that is used by builders for lifting and moving heavy things.

Example: Crane would lift with a speed of about 200 ft.

UNIT 12

 DESPAIR: The feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation.

Example: After two days of despair, the climbers were rescued.

 DELINEATE: To describe or mark the edge of something. Example: The boundary of the park is delineated by a row of trees.  IMMINENTLY: In a way that is likely to happen very soon.

Example: Venice is imminently threatened with flooding.  EAGER: Marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest.

Example: I am eager to know the results of my test.  ALLOCATE: To give something to someone as their share of

a total amount, to use in a particular way. Example: The Company allocates funds for research projects.  TUITION: The price of or payment for instruction.

Example: Tuition is free for all students.

 ILLITERACY: A lack of the ability to read and write. Example: In rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.  DIVERT: To change the direction or use of (something). Example: Police diverted traffic to a side street.  DEVOTE: To decide that something will be used for a special purpose.

Example: She plans to devote part of her vacation to reading.  LOOPHOLE: A small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something.

Example: I found a loophole to avoid paying a fine.

UNIT 13  PREPOSTEROUS: Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

Example: The whole idea is preposterous!  EMERGED: To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something.

Example: She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.  RAVES ABOUT: To talk or write about someone or something excitedly or enthusiastically.

Example: Critics raved about the new play.  THEREBY: As a result of this action.

Example: He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.  ENSURE: To make (something) sure, certain, or safe.

Example: The measures taken ensured our safety.  IRONY: The use of words that mean the opposite of what you think especially to be funny.

Example: I failed to detect any irony in his tone.  AMUSE: To make someone laugh or smile.

Example: That joke does not amuse me.  MERE: Used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant, etc.

Example: Two years ago, the manager was a mere employee.

 TIE: To fasten together two ends of a piece of string or other long, thin material, or to (cause to) hold together with a long, thin piece of string, material, etc.

Example: There is a tie between pollution and climate change.  SLOPE: A surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others.

Example: I like skiing on these slopes.

UNIT 14  RESEMBLE: To look or be like (someone or something).

Example: My brother resembles my father so much, that they could be twins.

 TRAIT: A quality that makes one person or thing different from another. Example: Loyalty to friends is a most admirable trait.  COUNSEL: To give advice, especially on social or personal problems.

Example: Psychologists treat patients through therapy and counseling sessions.  MINCE WORDS: To speak vaguely or indirectly. Often used in the negative to convey the opposite, meaning that one speaks without regard to whether their words may upset someone.

Example: A frank person never minces words.  ENTREPRENEURS: Someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity.

Example: The entrepreneur opened a new business in China.

 SPOTLIGHT: A device that directs a narrow, bright beam of light on a small area.

Example: The spotlight followed the actor across the stage.  GRAVITATE: To move or tend to move to or toward someone or something.

Example: People tend to gravitate towards the most outgoing person at a party.  ENABLE: To make (someone or something) able to do or to be something

Example: The new software enables me to work from home.  DAISY: A type of white flower that has a yellow center.

Example: He woke up as fresh as a daisy after his long sleep.  INSIGHT: The ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way.

Example: The expert shared his insights into the market with us.

UNIT 15  DWARF: If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison

Example: The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.  ADJUSTMENT: A small change that improves something or makes it work better.

Example: She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.  MATURITY: The condition of being mature.

Example: His behavior shows a lack of maturity.  ATTAIN: To reach or succeed in getting something.

Example: He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.  WHEREAS: Compared with the fact that; but.

Example: He has brown eyes whereas his children have green eyes.  ACQUAINTED: Knowing or being familiar with a person.

Example: We got acquainted when they gave us a ride home last night.  APPEAL: A request to the public for money, information, or help.

Example: The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful.  HOMESICKNESS: The feeling of being unhappy because of being away from home for a long period.

Example: I was almost overcome with homesickness.  LANDLORD: A person who owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it.

Example: Housing associations are the biggest landlords in this area.  TRAM: An electric vehicle that is similar to a bus travels on tracks laid along roads.

Example: I hopped off the tram near the park.

WRITINGS

I AM A CHRONIC PROCRASTINATOR I would like to start today with a confession. I procrastinate on almost all of my assignments and assigned tasks in my day-to-day life. I even waited until the last minute to write this essay. Well, of all the times I put off something that needed to be done. One that always comes to my mind is the time I had to submit a project for the literature course. Indeed, I never researched and I ended up improvising on the subject. Here is what happened… Two weeks before the last exam, the teacher of literature left a project for those students who would like to have extra points for the last exam. Therefore, as I had not been presenting the assignments. I had an obligation to do it because the teacher would average the notes we had in assignments with the last note. Instead of being focused on my responsibilities, I focused on winning a tournament from one of my favorite videogames. Besides, as always, I procrastinate on my assignments until the end. I decided to put aside my responsibilities with the project because I was sure that the tournament would end earlier than I expected and I could have enough time to advance with the project. However, I was wrong. I did not have the knowledge that the teacher moved up the date of the project because I was more entertained with the game. The day of the project had arrived. That day the teacher had explained a part of the subject to guide us and to take into account some points on the subject. Thanks to that, I can understand the

subject, and at the time of presenting my project, I was not lost. But anyway, I didn't do well. In conclusion, I hope to be more responsible and not to keep putting off all my tasks until the end. Also, procrastination can have external consequences (you get a zero on the paper because you never turned it in) or internal consequences (you feel anxious much of the time, even when you are doing something that you enjoy).

MY STUDY HABITS

As a student, I have the worse studying method. Studying for a test is one of my fears. You know how some students can sit in one spot, and never get bored. Well, I am the kind of student that can seat in one spot for just a few moments and then get lazy and wanted to give up. I want to change the way I study so I can improve my grades. Here are the things I need to correct in my studying habits: The first thing I need to do is to find a place where I can think and do my homework without being distracted because I am a person who gets distracted easily. Distractions have a negative influence on study time. I think it is important to eliminate all forms of distractions, including mobile devices. Therefore, I will not have distractions, and I will be more focused on studying. So, I will try to study in a quiet environment that minimizes distractions. Another thing I need to do is stop procrastinating on most of my homework or projects of my studies. Procrastination is the worst habit that I have. When I have to do my homework, I get lazy and look for any excuse not to do it. To change that, I think I need to make my schedule of daily activities. So, I will have enough time to do all my tasks and will not only that also I will be more organized in my day-to-day. The last thing I need to do is stop reading quickly and do a comprehensive read when I study. Every time I try to study, especially the history courses, I read as fast as possible to finish. This is wrong because several texts need to be re-read until we understand what we are trying to learn. I think to change that I have to make summaries to understand better the subject. In conclusion, for me to change my studying habits, I know that I have to make many changes in my life. I need to have purpose, activities, and goals. The purpose that I would like to change in my studying habit is to be a better student. I cannot be a brilliant student if all I do is being lazy in my studies....